In the end, Bruce did not choose to go back with Selene to the house she had newly rented. He felt that if he stayed any longer, even if gastroenteritis did not send him into shock, high blood pressure might.
While dating Selene, Bruce had imagined more than once what kind of environment she lived in, what sort of upbringing could have shaped such a charismatic personality.
At the time, Bruce had no clear concept of the East District. He felt sympathy for everyone there, and Catwoman was no exception.
Then, when he arrived, he discovered that he was the one who needed sympathy. Selene was living very well here.
She was like a fish in a shallow bay. Not a single pebble in this little pond escaped her notice. Where to rent, how to catch a ride, how to find work, how to buy things... all the things Bruce had to spend time figuring out were effortless to her.
Of course, that was because Bruce had been here for less than two months, while Selene had spent twenty years here. But men always had an extra measure of pride when facing women, especially their girlfriends.
And the truths Selene told him made him realize that he had genuinely been taken for a ride, yet they also left him confused.
He had not heard a single call for help here. No one had complained to him about how miserable life was.
Perhaps strangers did not want to show weakness before others, but Bruce thought back and realized that even Selene, who was very close to him, had never said a single bad word about the Slums.
That was actually incredible. Selene was a lucky girl who had risen from the Slums into the upper class. Ever since she began dating